In this biographical drama, a young Flannery O'Connor, played by Maya Hawke, struggles to write her first novel while battling lupus in the 1950s American South. As her illness worsens, her creative process is deeply affected by her faith and the complex characters she creates. Supported by her mother (Laura Linney) yet constrained by societal and familial expectations, she grapples with finding her voice as an author.